The Citizen, 2011-09-15, Page 36It was an absolutely beautiful
weekend for the almost middle of
September. The reunion of the
Huron Pioneer Thresher and Hobby
Association in Blyth celebrated their
50th anniversary in style with huge
crowd on hand for the parade,
demonstrations and everything.
Congratulations to everyone
involved.
It is official. Our barn went down
on Friday. The Mennonite crew
worked at cutting off the beams at
the top and at strategic points and
with a little help from the high hoe,
just a nudge in the right place, the
barn collapsed almost into itself. The
men then retrieved the salvageable
timbers and boards. It took most of
the day but they have everything
piled quite orderly, waiting for thetrucks to come and pick it up. Nowthe rest will have to be cleaned up. Itis very different approaching our
place from either direction, not to
have the red steel of the barn to
welcome us home. Even the dog is
having a hard time accepting the
change. Even after three days, every
time the dog goes to the door, he
starts to bark because something is
different. I guess we will all get used
to the change.
A second crew of Mennonite
workers were busy in the village of
Walton last week. They were
constructing, not de-constructing,
a new addition to a shed for
Joe McClelland. It didn’t take long
and most of the structure is
complete.
A local family enjoyed a short get-
away before school started last
week. Paul and Janice Machan and
sons, Wyatt and Wade spent four
days in the Niagara Falls area. They
went to Fort Erie and enjoyed the
tour and the wealth of information
about the battles waged there. They
crossed the border to watch the
fantastic fireworks from the
American side of the Falls. They
spent time at the Butterfly Museumand the highlight of the holiday wasan exciting helicopter ride over theFalls. It was amazing and they
recommend the trip to all.
Home enjoying some holidays
with Barry and Karen Hoegy were
Eric and Sherry Delay from
Morristown, Tennessee. They
arrived separately and Eric had to
return to work at the hospital after
enjoying only five days in Ontario.
Sherry spent about 10 days and has
spent that time helping mom and
visiting with dad in Seaforth
Hospital. Barry was to be released
shortly, so we hope he is at home and
recovering nicely.
Our speedy recovery wishes go to
Paul McCallum who suffered an
accident a few weeks ago. He was on
a motorcycle trip to the north, when
a vehicle pulled out in front of him
and he went down on the bike. He
was flown by helicopter to Sudbury,
where he was treated for his non-
life-threatening injuries. He suffered
a broken toe and torn ligaments and
muscle trauma in his leg. He is
recovering but we hope he is back to
100 per cent real soon.
The first week of school is over
and most families are settling intothe old routine. Children starting inJunior and Senior Kindergarten havea staggered start, so some little ones
have not been to school yet. Usually
by the end of week two, most have
had at least one day at school. I am
back driving the bus and I have a full
busload this year. I pick up every age
from the Junior Kindergarten
students to second-year Grade 12
students. The mornings are quiet on
the bus, usually, with the afternoon
run being quite a bit noisier. The
younger ones seem happy to be back
to school with a different opinion
from the older students. Time will
fly and it will soon be Thanksgiving
and a day off!
Stewart and Madeline Steiss,
along with Merv and Sherry Quipp,
have returned from a trip to the east
coast. They had a wonderful time
and stopped at some of the popular
tourist attractions like the home of
Anne of Green Gables fame and the
Reversing Falls. They had lots of fun
and returned tired but full of
wonderful memories.
Congratulations to newlyweds
Kelly Boven and Brette Dietz. The
couple was wed at their farm near
Londesborough on Saturday evening
surrounded by their family and
friends. The bride was attended by
her sisters Abby and Erica and friend
Denise Carnochan VanAmersfoort,
who wore black dresses. The groom
was attended by his brothers Mike
and Casey and friend Darren, who
also wore black ensembles. The
reception was held at the Brodhagen
Community Centre and was simple,
but classically decorated in black
and white. The bride’s parents are
Darwin and Nancy Dietz and the
groom’s parents are Helen Hummel
and the late Albert Boven.
Congratulations to Kelly and Brette.
Congratulations to several
community-minded business owners
who have joined together to ignite
interest in the town of Brussels.
They held a meeting and invited
business owners to come and attend
to express their ideas on how to
bring the main street of Brussels
back to life. The group was adamant
to not sit back and just talk, but do
something. They want to get input
from all walks of life in Brussels and
ideas on how to get business to be in
town. They are hosting a beef
barbecue on main street on Sunday,
Sept. 25 to bring folks together.
They are having family activities
and live entertainment for the
afternoon. A western theme is being
featured and there will be a great
prize available.
Come out and see the displays, ask
questions and speak out about your
ideas to improve our main street. We
are all part of Brussels and we have
to work together to keep our town
from disappearing. Come out and
enjoy the afternoon Brussels! Look
for the posters around town and
where tickets can be purchased for
the barbecue.
The staff at Parrish and
Heimbecker in Walton held a
customer appreciation luncheon on
Monday. There were around 30 or so
attending to enjoy burgers and salads
and then listen to the crop experts
speak about fertilizer.
Good news! The cookbooks to
celebrate the 100th anniversary of
Duff’s United Church have arrived.
Members of Duff’s will have them
available to sell for a mere $15. They
would make great Christmas
presents for family and friends. The
ladies of Duff’s have been well
known for their good cooking so
there will be plenty of great recipes.
Celebrating birthdays this past
week include Sarah Humphries,
Cindy Poland, Justin Shortreed, Tim
Fritz, Katrin Godkin, Brenda Linton,
Karen Carter, Jaden Shortreed, Lisa
Stevenson, Brian Alcock, Anne
Ryan, Lindsay Bauer, Kevin
Dunbar, Rossana Grobbink, Robert
Glanville, Darryl Morrison, Manny
Taylor and Randy Zwep. Happy
birthday to all.
Our condolences to Henry
(Maryanne) Grobbink and
Maryanna (Jack) Ryan and families,
on the passing of their sister, Emma
Vanderwouden, of Clinton. Our
sympathies to Ted Vanderwouden
and their children Carl, Anita,
Robert and Leo and their families.
Our condolences to the family of
Elgin Schade on his passing. Our
sympathy to Ruth and daughters,
Jane and Nancy and their families.
Elgin was a long-time resident of
McKillop Township and whenever
we would meet, a smiling happy
man. We would have nice visits,
whether it be at the mailbox, at
the Walton Inn or at the grocery
store. Elgin worked for many
years at Vincent’s in Seaforth and
just recently had moved from the
farm to Seaforth. Our sympathies to
all.
The 140th Brussels Homecoming
meeting was held a couple of weeks
ago. There was an amazing turnout
of nearly 40 people, who decided a
celebration was definitely in order.
The celebration weekend will be
July 27, 28 and 29, 2012.
An Executive committee has been
named as well as chairs of several
committees at the meeting.
Chairmen are Bob Richmond and
Don McNeil. Themes are being
investigated and if you have a
suggestion, let one of the chairmen
know, or attend the next meeting, set
for Sept. 28 at 7 p.m. at the Brussels
Legion.
There were lots of good ideas and
suggestions for events from the
folks attending. The hope is that
club, church and organization
representatives have gone back to
the groups and will come with an
activity or event for the weekend. A
variety of activities for youth, teens,
adults and seniors would be great.
Groups can have the opportunity to
raise funds for themselves, but some
may want to just open their doors to
involve the community in a family-
oriented event. Everyone is invited
to attend the meetings and bring
their ideas and input.
Continued from page 30
lbs. selling for $155.
Lambs under 50 lbs. sold $200 to
$215; 50 - 64 lbs., $165 to $300; 65
- 79 lbs., $179 to $260; 80 - 94 lbs.,
$177 to $203; 95 - 109 lbs., $174 to
$199; 110 lbs. and over, $170 to
$181.
Sheep sold $74 to $100.
Goats: kids sold $80 to $125 per
head; nannies, $50 to $100 per head;
billies, $150 to $250 to $300 per
head.
Top quality stocker steers under
400 lbs. sold $105 to $210; 400 -
499 lbs., $148 to $182.50; 500 - 599
lbs., $130 to $166.50; 600 - 699 lbs.,
$118 to $153; 700 - 799 lbs., $113 to
$142; 800 - 899 lbs., $118 to $136;
900 - 999 lbs., $118 - 125; 1,000 lbs.
and over, $104.75 to $122.
Top quality stocker heifers under
300 lbs. sold $146 to $210; 300 -
399 lbs., $152 to $171; 400 - 499
lbs., $122 to $173; 500 - 599 lbs.,
$127 to $145; 600 - 699 lbs., $121 to
$145; 700 - 799 lbs., $118 to $129;
800 - 899 lbs., $105 to $120.50;
900 lbs. and over, $102.50 to
$116.50.
Committee begins
planning 140th
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Local couple gets married
Livestock sales stay
active in Brussels
Mennonite crews hard at work in Walton
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